Rivers in Nebraska

Fox Creek near Curtis

Frontier County, NebraskaNWS FOXN1USGS 06840000North Platte office

Below flood stage
4.49ftStage

Observed Tue, Sep 22, 10:45 AM CDT

Flood stage
16.00 ft
Record crest
16.54 ft2015

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Flood stages and impacts

CategoryStage
Major flood21.00 ft
Moderate flood19.00 ft
Minor flood16.00 ft
Action14.50 ft
  1. 21.00 ftMajor flood stage. Widespread and extensive flooding along Fox Creek east of Curtis.
  2. 19.00 ftModerate flood stage. Widespread flooding along Fox Creek east of Curtis.
  3. 16.00 ftFlood stage. Minor flooding of low lying areas along Fox Creek east of Curtis.
  4. 14.50 ftAction stage. Fox Creek begins to overflow the lowest banks.

Crest history

12 crests on NOAA’s list since 2012.

#DateStage
1August 5, 201516.54 ft
2March 13, 201915.81 ft
3October 3, 20179.61 ft
4May 4, 20249.11 ft
5June 3, 20258.14 ft
6May 28, 20167.65 ft
7February 14, 20237.61 ft
8July 3, 20227.21 ft
9August 20, 20217.02 ft
10September 26, 20175.38 ft
11May 4, 20205.01 ft
12January 3, 20124.87 ft

Most recent crests

  • June 3, 2025: 8.14 ft
  • May 4, 2024: 9.11 ft
  • February 14, 2023: 7.61 ft
  • July 3, 2022: 7.21 ft
  • August 20, 2021: 7.02 ft
  • May 4, 2020: 5.01 ft
  • March 13, 2019: 15.81 ft
  • October 3, 2017: 9.61 ft
  • September 26, 2017: 5.38 ft
  • May 28, 2016: 7.65 ft

Nearby

Upstream, downstream and the gauges around this one.

What this means

Forecasts by the Missouri Basin River Forecast Center. Graphical forecasts are not available during times of high water, forecast crest information can be found in the local WFO web page. Gauge reading may be affected by ice.

Sources

Stage, flood stages, impacts and crest history from NOAA’s National Water Prediction Service. Streamflow and the daily record from the U.S. Geological Survey.